Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThis unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them.
Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.
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Episodes
Best of July Books - Part Two
July 25, 2021 20:10 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for July 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'A Short History of Russia' with Mark Galeotti, 'Nazi & Nobles: The History of a Misalliance' with Stephan Malinowski, 'An Infinite History: The Story of a Family in France over Three Centuries' with Emma Rothschild, 'A History Of The Church Through It's Buildings' with Allan Dog and 'Inheritance: The Lost History of Mary Davies' with Leo Hollis.
Hadrian's Wall: A History
July 18, 2021 20:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week Patrick and an esteemed panel of historians, archeologists and classicists discuss the life and legacy of Roman emperor Hadrian. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Andrew Fear, Department of Classics, University of Manchester, Frances McIntosh, Curator of Roman Collections, Hadrian's Wall, English Heritage, Professor Richard Hingley, Professor of Archaeology, Durham University, Dr Alexander Thien, School of Classics, University College Dublin, Professor David Breeze, School of His...
Best of July Books - Part One
July 11, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for July 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend' with Mark Glancy, 'China 1949: Year of Revolution' with Graham Hutchings, 'King Arthur's Death' with Michael Smith, 'Life after Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career' with Patricia Fara and 'The Early Medieval Hand-Bells of Ireland and Britain' with Cormac Bourke.
John Steinbeck: A Life
July 04, 2021 20:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBThis week Patrick and an esteemed panel of historians, writers and biographers discuss the life and legacy of American writer John Steinbeck. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Danica Cerce from the Steinbeck Review, Dr Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the Steinbeck Center, Salinas, California, Dr Nicholas P Taylor, Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, San Jose State University and Dr Tara Guissin-Stubbs, Associate Professor in English Literature and Director of Studies in English Literature and...
Best of June Books - Part Two
June 27, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Pilgrimage' with Peter Stanford, 'Captain Francisco de Cuellar' with Francis Kelly, 'Women and the Irish Revolution' with Linda Connolly, 'Mixing It: Diversity in WW2 Britain' with Wendy Webster and 'Revolutionary' with Tom Holland.
Cezanne: A Life
June 20, 2021 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week Patrick and a high profile panel of artists, biographers and art historians discuss the life and legacy of French post impressionist artist Paul Cezanne. Joining Patrick on the panel were: Dr Jorella Andrews, author of 'This is Cezanne', Dr Fabienne Ruppen, University of Zurich, Mark O'Kelly, Head of Painting, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Sarah Herring, The National Gallery, London and Samantha Friedman, Department of Drawings and Prints, Museum of Modern Art, New Yo...
Best of June Books - Part One
June 13, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2021. Books covered on the show include 'Love Lives from Cinderella to Frozen' with Carol Dyhouse, 'Studies in Irish Georgian Silver' with Alison Fitzgerald, 'The Execution of Bridget Noble: Death and Conflict on the Beara Peninsula' with Sean Boyne, 'Stalin's Passage to Revolution' with Ronald Grigor Suny and The Stillorgan Local History Society on their latest publication.
The Battle of Verdun
May 30, 2021 20:10 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThis week Patrick and a panel of distinguished military historians and biographers discuss the iconic battle of Verdun. Joining Patrick on the panel include: Dr Paul Jankowski, Brandeis University, Dr John Mosier, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University, New Orleans, Johnathan Bracken, Author & Historian and Francois Cochet, The Verdun Memorial.
Best of May Books - Part Two
May 23, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for May 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Angels: A Visible and Invisible History' with Peter Stanford, 'Foundations: How the Built Environment Made Twentieth Century Britain' with Sam Wetherell, 'U-Boat Commander Oskar Kusch' with Eric C Rust, 'Rome is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty' with Anthony A Barrett and 'A Prince and a Spy' with Rory Clements.
Best of May Books - Part One
May 09, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week Patrick looks at the best of Irish and International history publications for May 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army' with Guy de la Bedoyere, 'De Valera and Roosevelt, Irish and American Diplomacy In Times of Crisis, 1932-1939' with Bernadette Whelan, 'Biomedical Controversies in Catholic Ireland' with Don O'Leary, 'We Remember Maynooth' edited by Salvador Ryan and John Paul Sheridan and 'Wandering Wicklow with Father Bro...
Best of April Books - Part 2
April 25, 2021 10:33 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for April 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'History of World Trade Maps' with Philip Parker, ‘Art, Ireland, And the Irish Diaspora’ with Eimear O’ Connor, 'The Return' with Harry Sidebottom, 'A Difficult Birth: The Early Years of Northern Ireland, 1920-1925' with Alan Francis Parkinson and 'Walking Backwards to Heaven? Hope and the Catholics of Cloyne Diocese 1700-1830' with Martin Millerick.
Best of April Books - Part 1
April 18, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for April 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain' with Padraic X Scanlan, Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland 1917-1921' with Elaine Callinan, 'The People on the Beach: Journey's to Freedom After the Holocaust' with Rosie Whitehouse, 'Leitrim: The Irish Revolution 1912-23' with Patrick Mc Garty and 'You Talking to Me: The Unruly History of New York English' ...
The life and legacy of Sitting Bull
April 11, 2021 20:05 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week Patrick and a high profile range of historians, curators and biographers explore the life and legacy of the great Lakota leader Sitting Bull. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Gary Clayton Anderson, Professor of History, The University of Oklahoma and Author of ' Sitting Bull and the Paradox of the Lakota Nationhood', Bill Yenne, Author of 'Sitting Bull', Michael B. Moore, Instructor, Native American Studies Department, Sitting Bull College, Ken Woody, Chief of Interpretation, Li...
Best of March Books - Part 2
March 28, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for March 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Unconditional: The Japanese Surrender in WW2' with Marc Gallicchio, 'Whitman in Washington' with Kenneth M Price, 'Crime and Punishment in 19th Century Belfast: The Story of John Linn' with Jonathan Jeffrey Wright, 'The Tale of a Great Sham' with Margaret Ward and Dana Hearne' and 'Crowdfunding the Revolution: The Dail Loan and the Battle for Irish Independence...
Alexander Pushkin: A Life
March 14, 2021 20:05 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThis week Patrick and a panel of distinguished poets, writers, translators and literary scholars explore the life and intellectual legacy of Russian Poet, Novelist and Playwright Alexander Pushkin. Joining Patrick on the panel include: Professor Michael Basker, School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol, Literary Translators Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky, Dr Caryl Emerson, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton University, Dr Alexandra Smith, Reader in...
Best of March Books - Part 1
March 07, 2021 11:30 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for March 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Goya: A Portrait of the Artist' by Janis Tomlinson, 'War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France' with Patrick Marnham, 'Egyptologists Notebooks' with Chris Naunton, 'Killing at It's Very Extreme: Dublin October 1917-November 1928 with Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly and 'The Secret Life of the Savoy Hotel' with Olivia Williams.
Ernest Shackleton: A Life
February 28, 2021 20:10 - 53 minutes - 3.11 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of Polar experts, historians and biographers explore the life and legacy of Ernest Shackleton. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Michael Smith, Author of 'Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer', Trevor Cornfold, Chairman, The Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain, Charlotte Connolly, Curator, The Polar Museum, Cambridge, Camilla Nichol, Chief Executive, The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, Kevin Kelly, Director, Athy Heritage Centre - Shackleton Mus...
Best of February Books - Part 2
February 21, 2021 13:20 - 47 minutes - 2.77 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for February 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of Nasa's Interstellar Mixtape' with Jonathan Scott, 'Belturbet, Co Cavan, 1610-1714: The Origins of an Ulster Plantation' with Brendan Scott, 'Don Juan O'Brien: An Irish Adventurer in 19th Century South America' with Tim Fanning, 'The Selected Letters of John Berryman' with Philip Coleman and Calista McRae and 'Anatomy of a Kil...
Documents in Irish Foreign Policy 1961-1965
February 14, 2021 10:30 - 46 minutes - 2.7 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of high profile historians discuss the latest series in 'Documents on Irish Foreign Policy' from the Royal Irish Academy. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Michael Kennedy, Dr John Gibney, Dr Eunan O'Halpin, Dr Bernadette Whelan and Dr Eoin Kinsella.
Best of February Books - Part 1
February 07, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 2.82 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for February 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel' with Rachel Holmes, 'Peace After The Final Battle: The Story of the Irish Revolution' with John Dorney, 'Revolutions: How They Changed History and What They Mean Today' with Peter Furtado, 'Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art with Rebecca Wragg Skyes' and 'The Undiscovered Country' with Aidan Mc Quade.
Brigid of Kildare: A Life
January 31, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes - 2.99 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of historians and writers explore the life and legacy of St Brigid. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Regina Ui Chollatain, UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore, Dr Elva Johnson, UCD School of History and Dr Westley Follet, School of Humanities, University of Southern Mississippi.
Best of January Books - Part 2
January 24, 2021 20:30 - 46 minutes - 2.7 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for January 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'A Long Long Way: Hollywood's Unfinished Journey From Racism to Reconciliation' with Greg Garrett', 'Sicily 43: The Assault on Fortress Europe' with James Holland, 'Winston Churchill: A Life in the News' with Richard Toye, 'Major-General Oliver Nugent: The Irishman who led the Ulster Division in the Great War' with Nicholas Perry and 'Adomnan's Lex Innocentium...
The Battle of Stalingrad
January 17, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBThis week Patrick and an esteemed panel of military historians and biographers discuss the iconic Battle of Stalingrad. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Richard Overy, University of Exeter, Dr David Stahel, University of New South Wales, Dr Reina Pennington, Norwich University and historian and author James Ellman.
Istanbul: A History of a City
January 10, 2021 20:10 - 52 minutes - 3.05 KBThis week Patrick explores the history of Istanbul from early times to the present day. Guests on the panel include: Dr Kate Fleet, author of 'A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul', Dr Amy Mills, author of 'Streets of Memory: Landscape, Tolerance, and National Identity in Istanbul', Bettany Hughes, author of 'Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities', Dr Mehmet İpşirli from the Medipol University, Istanbul and Dr Chris Houston, author of 'Istanbul, City of the Fearless'.
St Nicholas: A Life
December 24, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 3.34 KBThis Christmas Day 'Talking History' looks at the life and cultural legacy of St Nicholas and asks how a fourth century Greek bishop became Santa Claus. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Salvador Ryan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Department of Theology, Maynooth University, Dr Gerry Bowler, University of Manitoba & Author of 'Santa Claus: A Biography', Father Denis O Neill, Pastor of St Martha's Parish, Morton Grove, Dr George Kazan, Oxford University School of Archaeology ...
Best of December Books - Part One
December 14, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 2.81 KBThis week on 'Talking History' Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for December 2020. Books featured on the show include: 'Maiden Voyages: Women and the Age of Travel' by Sian Evans, 'A Tomb with a View' by Peter Ross, 'The Politics of the Dublin Corporation' with James H Murphy and 'Kevin Barry: The Short Life of an Irish Rebel' with Eunan O'Halpin.
Horace: A Life
December 06, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 2.64 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of Classicists, Historians and Biographers discuss the life and creative legacy of Roman poet Horace. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Emily Gowers, Professor of Latin Literature, St John's College, Cambridge, Professor Stephen Harrison, Professor of Latin Literature, University of Oxford, Professor Martin Brady, Head of the School of Classics, UCD, Professor Carole E. Newlands, Department of Classics, Colorado University and Dr Luke Houghton, Departme...
Best of November Books - Part Two
November 30, 2020 07:30 - 51 minutes - 2.99 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for November 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'On Seamus Heaney' by Roy Foster, 'Literature and Modern Time' with Dr Trish Ferguson, 'The Ideal Diplomat: Women and Irish Foreign Affairs 1946-90' with Ann Marie O'Brien, 'Gaelic Ulster in the Middle Ages, History, Culture and Society' with Katharine Simms and 'Atlas of Ideas: The Socrates Edition' with Eric Weiner.
The Bosnian War
November 22, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 2.87 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of historians, sociologists and human rights experts discuss the Bosnian War. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Colm Doyle, author of 'Witness to War Crimes: The Memoirs of a Peacekeeper in Bosnia', Professor Sinisa Malesevic, School of Sociology, University College Dublin, Dr Balazs Apor, Director of the Centre for European Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Dr Helen Walasek, author of 'Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage' and Dr John Paul Newman, Mayn...
Copernicus: A Life
November 08, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 2.81 KBThis week Patrick and an esteemed range of biographers, scientists and astronomers discuss the life and intellectual legacy of Copernicus. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Richard Tarnas, author of ‘The Passion Of The Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View’, Dava Sobel, author of 'A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos', Dr Jim Bennett, Oxford University and David Moore, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland.
Irish Literature in Transition
November 02, 2020 07:05 - 49 minutes - 2.87 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of Irish literary scholars explore 'Irish Literature in Transition', a new series of six books on the history of Irish Literature published by Cambridge University Press. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Eve Patten, Director, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, Dr Majorie Howes, Associate Professor of English and Irish Studies, Boston College, Dr Matthew Campbell, Professor of Modern Literature at York and Dr Claire Connolly, Department of ...
Montesquieu: A Life in Thought
October 11, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 2.97 KBThis week Patrick and a high profile panel of historians, political theorists and philosophers discuss the life and intellectual legacy of French political thinker and writer Montesquieu. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Graham Finlay, School of Politics and International Relations, UCD, Dr Anthony Pagden, author of ' The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters', Dr John Robertson, Professor Emeritus of the History of Political Thought, Clare College Cambridge, Professor Jeremy Jennings...
Best of October Books - Part 1
October 04, 2020 18:00 - 46 minutes - 2.7 KBThis week Patrick reviews the best of Irish and International history publications for October 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'A Coward if I Return, A Hero if I fall: Stories of Irishmen in WW1' by Neil Richardson, 'Escape Artist: The Nine Lives of Harry Penny Robinson' by Joseph Mc Aleer, 'Irish Jesuits in Penal Times, 1696 -1811' by Thomas Morrissey SJ, 'Haldane' by John Campbell and 'The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book' by James Raven.
Celebrating Beethoven 250
September 27, 2020 08:05 - 50 minutes - 2.95 KBThis week Patrick and a high profile range of musicians, composers, historians and musicologists discuss the life and musical legacy of Beethoven. Joining Patrick on the panel are: George Fleeton, Lyric Opera Productions, Dr Wolfgang Marx, Associate Professor in Musicology, School of Music, University College Dublin, Simon Taylor, Chief Executive, The National Concert Hall and Dr Michael Lee, Cultural Musicologist, Department of Music, School of Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin.
Best of September Books - Part Two
September 20, 2020 12:00 - 49 minutes - 2.87 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for September 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland' by Cormac Moore, 'Stealth' by Peter Westwick, 'Dublin Moving East: How the City Took Over the Sea' by Michael Branagan' and 'Vincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters' by Nienke Bakker and Hans Luijten.
The Battle of the Bulge
September 13, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 2.64 KBThis week Patrick and a high profile range of Historians, Military Experts and Biographers discuss the last German offensive on the Western Front in WW2 - The Battle of the Bulge. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr David Murphy, NUI Maynooth, Dr Mark Jones, UCD Centre for War Studies, David Turns, Cranfield University and Mathieu Billa, the Director of the Bastogne War Museum.
Best of August Books - Part 2
August 30, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 2.75 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for August 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan and Thatcher and the Cold War' by Archie Brown, 'Tyrants Tremble: The Life of William Drennan, 1754-1820' by Fergus Whelan, 'The Regency Revolution' by Dr Robert Morrison, 'Harry Boland: A Biography' by Jim Maher and 'November 1918: The German Revolution' by Robert Gerwarth.
Thomas Hardy: A Life
August 24, 2020 06:30 - 50 minutes - 2.93 KBThis week Patrick and a distinguished panel of historians, writers, literary scholars and biographers discuss the life and cultural legacy of English novelist Thomas Hardy. Joining Patrick on the show include: Dr Jarlath Killeen, Head of the School of English, Trinity College Dublin, Dr Fran Brearton, Professor of English, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queens University Belfast, Dr Trish Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Liverpool Hope University, Claire Tomalin, Autho...
Best of August Books - Part 1
August 16, 2020 12:10 - 48 minutes - 2.81 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for August 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Life and Death of Ancient Cities' with Greg Woolf, 'A History of Ireland in International Relations' with Owen Mc Gee, 'The Kings of Aileach and the Vikings, AD 800-1060' with Darren Mc Gettigan, 'An Alien Ideology: Cold War Perceptions of the Irish Republican Left' with John Mulqueen' and 'The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork' with Ann Maria Walsh.
Thomas Kent: A Life
August 09, 2020 08:15 - 49 minutes - 2.87 KBThis week Patrick and a panel of distinguished Historians, Biographers and Legal Experts discuss the life and political legacy of Irish nationalist and hero Thomas Kent. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr John Borgonovo, Department of History, UCC, Lorcan Collins, Historian & Author of ‘1916: The Rising Handbook’, Meda Ryan, Historian and Author of 'Thomas Kent 16 Lives', Judge Sean Enright, Author of 'Easter Rising 1916: The Trails' and Dr Brian Hughes, Author of 'Michael Mallin 16 Lives'....
Best of July Books - Part 2
July 27, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 3.28 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for July 2020. Books covered on the show this week include: 'Fluxes, Fevers and Fighting Men: War, Disease in Ancien Regime Europe 1648 -1789' with Padraig Lenihan, 'The Enigma of Arthur Griffith: Father of Us All' with Colum Kenny, 'Richard Mulcahy: From the Politics of War to the Politics of Peace' with Padraig O Caoimh, 'Anger: The Conflicted History of an Emotion' with Barbara H Rosenwein' and a History of A...
Ancient Jerusalem: A History of a City
July 19, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 3.05 KBThis week Patrick and a high profile panel of historians, writers, architects and religious experts discuss the history of Jerusalem. Joining Patrick on the panel are: David Kroyanker, architect, writer & town planner, Dr Zuleika Rodgers, lecturer in Jewish Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Mrs Orli Weitzman, Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of Israel, Dublin, Dr Issam Nassar, Dept of History, Illinois State University and Rabbi Dr Haim Perlmutter, Author of 'Tools for Tosafos'.
Best of July Books Part 1
July 12, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 2.99 KBThis week Patrick covers the best of Irish and international history publications for July 2020. Books covered on the show this week include: 'Digging up Armageddon: The Search for the Lost City of Solomon, by Erich H Cline, 'In Deep Water; How People, Politics and Protests Sank Irish Water' by Michael Brennan, 'Without a Dog's Chance: The Nationalists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Boundary Commission, 1920-1925' by James A Cousins, 'Law and Revolution in 17th Century Ireland' with Colema...
Rembrandt: A Life
July 07, 2020 05:30 - 49 minutes - 2.87 KBThis week Patrick and a high profile range of Art Historians, Artists, Curators and Biographers discuss the life and cultural legacy of Dutch artist Rembrandt. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Jan Six, Art Historian and Art Dealer, Leonore van Sloten, Curator, Rembrandt House Museum, Anne Boddaert, Curator, 'Rembrandt in Print', The Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Mark O'Kelly, Head of Painting, National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin and Dr Jonathan Bikker, Research Curator, Rijksmuse...
Best of June Books - Part 2
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2020. Books featured on the show include: 'Agents of Disorder: Inside China's Cultural Revolution' with Andrew Walder, 'Days of the Blackthorn: Faction Fighters of Kerry' by Sean Moraghan, 'The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland 1922-1949' with Martin O Donoghue, The Journey to the Mayflower: God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom' with Stephen Tomkins, 'The Journey Matte...
The Alhambra: A History
June 21, 2020 20:30 - 46 minutes - 2.7 KBThis week Patrick and a team of historians, architects, artists and writers discuss the history and cultural legacy of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. Joining Patrick on the show were: Donald McGilvray, Author of 'Granada: The Seizure of the Sultanate', Michael B Barry, Author of 'The Alhambra Revealed, the remarkable Story of the Kingdom of Granada', Dr Olga Bush, Bard College and Author of ‘Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial’, Dr Barbara Boloi...
Best of June Books - Part 1
June 15, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Killing of the Iron Twelve' with Hedley Malloch, 'Sport and Leisure in the Irish and British Country House' with Dr Terence Dooley and Dr Christopher Ridgway, 'British Forces in Germany: The Lived Experience' with Peter Johnson, 'Wild Stories from the Irish Uplands' with John G Dwyer and a retrospective look at the contribution of Mary Mulvihill to the Histo...
Antonín Dvořák: A Life
June 07, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 2.91 KBThis week Patrick and an esteemed panel of musicians, historians and biographers explore the life and cultural legacy of celebrated Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Wolfgang Mark, Associate Professor in Musicology, University College Dublin, Dr Patrick Devine, retired Music Lecturer at NUI Maynooth, Dr Michael Beckerman, Author of 'Dvorak and His World' and David R. Beveridge, Author of 'Rethinking Dvorak'.
Best of May Books - Part 2
May 25, 2020 08:30 - 47 minutes - 2.75 KBThis week Patrick looks at the best of Irish and international history publications for May 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Douglas Hyde: My American Journey' by Brian O Concuibir, 'The Peelers Notebook: Policing Victorian Dublin: Mad Dogs, Duels and Dynamite' with Barry Kennerk, 'The Museum Buildings of Trinity College Dublin' with Patrick Wyse Jackson, 'El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America' with Carrie Gibson and 'An Oral History of UCG 1830-1980' with ...
Best of May Books - Part 1
May 10, 2020 15:30 - 54 minutes - 3.16 KBThis week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for May 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Where Once They Stood: New Foundland's Rocky Road Towards Confederation' with Raymond Blake, 'The Salamanca Diaries: Father Mc Cabe and the Spanish Civil War' with Tim Fanning, 'Silk Roads, Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes' with Susan Whitfield, 'Newman: A Short Biography' with Michael Collins and 'A History of the Irish Thoracic Society' with Muiris Fitzgerald.